transported to 90s !! i don't want to die

chap -12

The street were lit with few lanterns.when they walked through a dark area naina tightly held Arjun's hand. In this familiar darkness she could still remember the struggle she did to escape. She wanted to forget that nightmare. She saw someone coming from ahead . She had an illusion that it was the same man. She hid in arjun arms , tightly closing her eyes. Arjun was surprised by her actions but he thought that she was afraid of darkness . He hugged her waist tightly patting her head " i am here with you".

The familiar smell gave a sense of security to naina. She looked out of the corner of the eyes, there was no one. Arjun was very tall from her she could only reach his chest. She got out of his arms . "Are you feeling better".
Naina nodded she quickly walked forward. Arjun followed her. She suddenly stopped on her way she looked at the blouse she was wearing, that's why she doesn't like to wear such dresses. The thread behind had opened. Arjun also stopped. Naina set her dupatta to cover her whole back well. She looked embarrassed. The wound on her chest had not yet healed well.

She said " let's go back". Arjun didn't say anything and turned around. When they reached back home naina quickly changed into set a set of pajamas. She locked her hair with a pin. There was two rooms in the whole house . Naina didn't want to sleep there as it was hot inside. She and Arjun slept in the hall with all the windows open .Arjun slept on floor taking out some beddings. Naina was on khat above him . She couldn't sleep but arjun was taking small snores. He must be really tired.

Naina looked at Arjun's quiet face he was like a inhaler to her. Whenever she would be anxious a look of his could calm her down. When they returned she would miss him for sure .
Naina looked at the moon through the window she suddenly opened her lips and lyrics of her favourite song flowed through her lips.
"Log kehte hai pagal , hu mai ye bhi na janu......."
Her voice was exceptional and she was in tune with the lyrics.
"Kuch ishaaro me tumne humse Jo ye kaha hai ". It was like a mermaid singing in the middle of the calm sea. She didn't notice Arjun who was awake.

She knew she was too much dependent on Arjun and also knew that it was wrong . She couldn't imagine that if Arjun wasn't here she would have died long ago. She closed her eyes.

The next day , when Naina woke up Arjun had already cooked breakfast. . "Arjun don't you think that they have purposefully sent us here to increase the time ".
Arjun had guessed this before butbthey were powerless to do anything.
Arjun -"this eravis very dangerous, try to keep low profile".
Naina rolled her eyes " do I look like a bulb to you".
" Let's go and roam outside".
Naina could walk on herself now . "Oh, by the way that day , that guy Maxwell wasn't he trying to get too close".
Arjun nodded and looked at her face and muttered "you are not a bulb but tubelight".

Naina was roaming on the streets when she felt an sight on herself. She turned around there was a man sitting beside the roadside. Naina started trembling. Her hairs stood on end. Arjun beside her looked towards that direction. It was the same man from that night. Arjun looked around it was crowded area. The man saw him comming towards himself. He started running one of his legs was rubbing against the ground. Naina's legs were frozen in a place. She saw Arjun running towards that man . She knew that this time Arjun will definitely not leave him alive. The voices of galloping horses and the sounds of woodwork hid the chaos between Arjun and that beggar. Naina walked towards Arjun .

She couldn't run fast. Arjun was far ahead of her. She tried to run and collided into someone. She didn't look at the person and without turning around she said sorry. Naina was a bit angry at Arjun 'how can he let his anger take over him'. He has disappeared from her eyesight. She stopped midway. She heard someone from behind her speak in English "miss do you need help". Naina turned around. It was Maxwell. She shook her head "i thought that you were searching for someone.

Naina looked at his horse she asked "can I borrow your horse". Maxwell looked at her in surprise. " Sure , but do you know horse riding ". Naina nodded. Maxwell signaled one of his people. The person got off his own horse and offered it to naina. Naina patted the horse and got on  it in a majestic manner. Horse riding was one of her hobbies she had learnt. She  was wearing a lahenga so it was a bit troublesome.

Maxwell as well boarded his horse. Naina didn't say anything. She  shook the reins the horse started running.
She went in the direction Arjun went. It was a straight path Maxwell was behind her. Naina was worried about Arjun. There were very few people on the road ahead . It was rather an area with lots of trees. Maxwell said -"miss are we on the wrong path". Naina shook her head. She tightened the reins. She finally saw Arjun . There was not a single person around. They had reached a abandoned area .

The man was almost dead till now. But arjun was still beating him with a face full of anger . Sweat was dripping from his face. Indicating the struggle which might have happened. She didn't stop him . She got of the horse and looked around. Naina took out the whip which was hanging on the horse. She didn't like to use these things on animals.

She tightly held it in her hand. Maxwell also got off and was about to go ahead to stop Arjun. Naina stopped him with her hands. She shouted "Arjun, hold him tightly."
Arjun raised his head to look towards her . His eyes were red with anger a killing intent was reverberating from his body. The man saw her and looked  at her with an Psycho smile. Blood was oozing out from his mouth. "let him go".
Arjun looked at her with disappointment. Naina pushed him aside. She held the whip tightly and cruelly whipped it on the man's face.
"Is it fun". She asked looking at the man . She whipped him mercilessly her eyes were full of disgust. Blood was oozing out from the whip marks on the man's body. Whenever the whip hit his body he bowled in pain.
" How dare you". The man gave up shouting . Naina stopped when her anger calmed down. " I don't want to dirty my hands with your blood".

She was looking like a majestic general who was merciless to her enemies in the war. She threw the whip aside and looked towards Arjun . She finally felt fearless and the trauma she has from that night was finally overcome. But there were two men and she didn't knowwjere the other one was . She gave Arjun a sweet smile as usual and went and held his hands "your blood pressure should be very high".